National Republican., 1887-01-17
"a Xnlnnhla Man,,

The st. Paul Globe says "Mr. Randall is
altogether too valuable q man TO have his
services in Congress dispensed with" Yes,
Mr. Randall has proved himself "valua-
BILE man" to his party in that he has pre-.
vented his brethren in the House from fatal
blunderiDg. BY defeating Mr.. Morrison's
horizontal scheme In 'S4 he made possible
the election Of Cleveland and Democratic
majority in the present House. BY again
defeating Morrison last summer he made
possible the election Of Democratic ma
jority in the flftleth Congress and saved
a fighting chance for his party In 'Ss. From
these facts Republicans should be
able to learn how impolitic It is to
be found training under the Randall banner
when tariff legislation is proposed. The
day that witnessed the decapitation OF Mr..
Mouison's bill In the forty-eighth Congress
was the darkest day that the Republican
party has ever encountered. Had that bill
passed the House, to be killed In the Sen
ate, we should now be living under Re-
publican administration, supported by Re-
publican majorlties in both houses of Con-
gress. Speaking in strictly partisan sense
Samuel j. Randall is the one enemy who
has wrought more efrectually than all
Others to the injury Of the Republican party.
In view Of the fact that congressional ap-
portioDment cannot be much longer de-
layed, the friends Of Mr.. Randall are re-
ported by the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
to be very much concerned lest the old
gerrymander Of 1878 which gave him safe
Democratic district will have to be undone.
| The Gdzette says the Democrats In one
breath quote the law regulating apportiou'
ment and in the very next insist upon form
ing a district which will make the calling
| and election Of Mr.. Randall sure as long as
he chooses to be a candidate. SIN other
| words, the Republicans are charged with a
| deliberate intention to violate the law iu
the interest Of their own party, and at the
same time they have pressed upon them
the duty of taking care OF Mr.. Randall
and his friends, law or no law"
The Philadelphia Press thinks there Is no
disposition to deprive Mr.. Randall of q
district In which he can be elected, but II
truthfully adds: "Tbe fact about 1t is that
some skill has been required to make dis
trict In this city which shall be unquestion.
ably Democratic. To do this In 1873 seven
wards on the Delaware river front were
massed together, nearly all OF which were
Democratic. In the bill of 1885 these same
wards were taken aud to them was added
another and strong Democratic ward. front
ing on the river. II was upon this marrow
strip along the Delaware that Gov. Patti
son based one Of his objections to that bill
when he vetoed II. II embraced seven oi
the eight Democratic wards Of the city, and
he believed 1t gerrymander." The Com
mercidl Gazette remarks that
This reveals very clearly the difficulties o
the situation so far rs Mr.. Randall and hi
friends are concerned. If the city is subdi
vided into blocks OF contiguous territory
that will look well on paper, Mr.. Randall
occupation as q Democratic representative II
Congress from Republican city will be gone
If he is saved at nll 1t will be by straining tn,
law, according to so reputable an authority a
Gov. Pattison. II is pertinent to ask wha
especial claim Mr.. Randall has upon the Re
publican party that he should be kept in plac,
and power by means which Democrats them
selves condemn? If a single Republican dis
trict is formed after the Randall pattern 1t will
be denounced as an outrageous gerrymander
To be sure, Randall Is n protectionist, but h
has TO be that to be elected at all. In all othe
respects he is an uncompromising partisan
and my Republican sent to Congress In hi
stead would be decided gain to tho party.
A very decided gain, for reasons that th
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN has clearly state,
on many occasions